This charming period cottage has a brick and flint facade under a clay tile roof with a delightful west facing cottage garden alongside. Situated at the bottom of the High Street it is particularly well-placed for all the shopping and leisure facilities of the town and has the benefit of an off-road parking bay for a small car. The characterful and beautifully presented interior has excellent natural lighting and has just been redecorated throughout. It displays much of the original timber frame together with period fireplaces and other features that you would expect of a cottage of this age and type. A lovely cottage garden and store/workshop lies alongside.
Watlington is reputedly England’s smallest town with its origins dating from the 6th century. The town has a range of sports facilities that embrace football and cricket as well as tennis, squash and bowls. There are good local shops including a first class butcher and delicatessen and some excellent restaurants and pubs. Watlington Primary school and Rainbow Corner day nursery and pre-school have an ‘outstanding’ ofsted rating and senior education is provided by the well-regarded Icknield Community College. The Chiltern Hills rise above the town and offer some of the finest landscapes in south-east England. There is much on offer here for outdoor enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers as The Icknield Way (Ridgeway National Trail) passes close to the town. Watlington is also the heartland of the re-introduced Red Kite that now soar above the town’s roof tops.
(All measurements are approximate)
Front door to:
Quarry tile floor and glazed door to:
Quarry tile floor and side window. Wall light points. Door to sitting room and door to:
Double aspect with outlook to the garden. Having painted solid wood cottage style kitchen cabinets comprising cupboards, drawers and shelves including a plate rack and wine rack. Inset butlers sink with mixer tap and solid wood drainer. There are white granite worktops and upstands together with integral four ring gas hob, microwave oven, electric oven and grill. Fireplace with exposed bressumer beam. Quarry tile floor. Door to:
Shelved storage cupboard and storage recess. Quarry tile floor and step up to:
Wood panel enclosed bath in fully tiled surround with mixer tap, shower attachment and overhead shower fitting. Washbasin in vanity unit and low flush WC. Airing cupboard with point for washing machine. Outlook to the garden.
A charming room with Victorian chequered tile floor and working fireplace with Victorian cast iron grate and mantelpiece. South-facing window. Stairs to first floor.
Exposed timber framework. Door to:
Part vaulted ceiling with large west-facing window having an outlook to the garden. Exposed wall and roof timbers.
A double bedroom with dormer window. Exposed wall and roof timbers.
A lovely well stocked walled garden lies alongside the cottage that incorporates planted beds and borders, areas of lawn, brick paviour pathways and an old Victorian water pump (not functioning). A high high brick and flint wall ensures privacy and there are new hardwood gates to the parking area and garden. An old brick and flint garden store lies to the rear.
Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas fired central heating.
South Oxfordshire District Council. 135 Eastern Avenue, Milton Park, Milton, OX14 4SB. Email: info@southoxon.gov.uk Tel: 01235 422422
Band E
Strictly by appointment with the agents - Robinson Sherston (Watlington). Telephone: 01491 614 000
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